Skip to main content

Rob Martinez

Dr. Robert A. Martinez, "Resiliency Guy," is a retired California educator and superintendent (38 years) who now works as an author, speaker, and leadership consultant on resilience in education.

Oct 10, 2026

11:38
Could you share maybe a specific moment of adversity that tested you, required a mindset shift to help you transform that experience into a source of hope or purpose?
11:49
Sure.
11:50
Well, and, and I will give you, again, that, an experience within the COVID setting just because it's so still close to mind.
11:57
You know, we got a word on a Thursday, "Hey, there's something happening.
12:03
Something happening." And, you know, all of a sudden it was in the news, and it was flooding, and the governor- And I'm going, "Okay, people are hearing the same news that I'm hearing." And again, when you're a superintendent, you have a board that you're working with, and so you either have a three-person, a five-person, a seven-person.
12:21
It's usually an odd number, and, and each one of those board members has an idea, has an opinion, has something that they want you to do, even though we, through training, people learn, well, the board isn't a board-board unless you're sitting at the dais together making decisions, but one person can't really direct the work of a superintendent.
12:40
But in that case, five different phone calls were coming in saying, "I want you to do this.

16 MINS LATER

28:31
What do you wanna leave with our listeners who might be searching for hope and inspiration?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.